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Rowan County

county in North Carolina, United States
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Rowan County

Summary

Rowan County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 151 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #16 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rowan County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Rowan County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Rowan County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Rowan County's capital is recorded as Salisbury[6].
  • Rowan County's shares border with is recorded as Davie County[7].
  • Rowan County's shares border with is recorded as Cabarrus County[8].
  • Rowan County's shares border with is recorded as Davidson County[9].
  • Rowan County's shares border with is recorded as Montgomery County[10].
  • Rowan County's shares border with is recorded as Stanly County[11].
  • Rowan County's shares border with is recorded as Iredell County[12].
  • Matthew Rowan is named after Rowan County[13].
  • Rowan County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Salisbury[14].
  • Rowan County's Commons category is recorded as Rowan County, North Carolina[15].
  • March 27, 1753 marks the founding of Rowan County[16].
  • Rowan County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.64, 'lon': -80.52}[17].
  • Rowan County's official website is recorded as https://www.rowancountync.gov/[18].
  • Rowan County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rowan County, North Carolina[19].
  • Rowan County has a population of {'amount': '+138428'}[20].
  • Rowan County has a population of {'amount': '+138341'}[21].
  • Rowan County has a population of {'amount': '+138093'}[22].
  • Rowan County has a population of {'amount': '+138004'}[23].
  • Rowan County has a population of {'amount': '+138323'}[24].
  • Rowan County has a population of {'amount': '+139142'}[25].
  • Rowan County has a population of {'amount': '+146875'}[26].
  • Rowan County has a population of {'amount': '+146875'}[27].

Body

Geography

Rowan County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in North Carolina[3].

Physical Characteristics

Rowan County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1357'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+138428'}[20], {'amount': '+138341'}[21], {'amount': '+138093'}[22], {'amount': '+138004'}[23], {'amount': '+138323'}[24], and {'amount': '+139142'}[25].

Designation and Status

Rowan County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].

History and Context

March 27, 1753 marks the founding of Rowan County[16]. Matthew Rowan is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Rowan County draws 151 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #16 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Govdirectory North Carolina United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Inception → +1753-03-27T00:00:00Z
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Rowan County, North Carolina
    Number of households → {'amount': '+54137'}
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